Translated Works
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AUTHOR KEYWORD
(e.g. "Enchi Fumiko") and limit books by language to English
Collections of English Language Translations
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SUBJECT BEGINS WITH
under "Japanese Literature 20th Century Translations into English"
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Subject headings use controlled terms that you would not normally use when you are keyword searching. Learning how to use subject headings, though, can help you to browse books on a particular topic even if a particular keyword is not used in the title. Because the order of the terms is also prescribed, I would suggest that you use the "Subject keywords" search rather than the "Subject begins with"
Looking for Japanese literature by time period:
Japanese literature -- Heian period, 794-1185.
Japanese literature -- Edo period, 1600-1868
Japanese literature -- Meiji period, 1868-1912
Japanese literature -- Taisho period, 1912-1926
Japanese literature -- Showa period, 1926-1989
Japanese literature -- Heisei period, 1989-
You can also find books that use broader time subdivisions
Japanese literature -- To 794
Japanese literature -- To 1185
Japanese literature -- To 1600
Japanese literature -- To 1868
Gender is not a subject heading, even though it is a commonly used keyword. Instead subject headings are put together in a variety of ways:
Sex role -- Japan
Women's rights -- Japan
Women -- Japan
Likewise, sexuality is not an approved subject heading, so instead either use a keyword search to find it in the title or table of contents or try this subject heading:
Sex -- Japan
Some other peculiarities to keep in mind, even though we all use anime to talk about Japanese animation, the subject heading is:
Animation (Cinematography) -- Japan.
